Leeds, England, United Kingdom
CEO at Behind Closed Doors, working to build lives free from domestic abuse. Extensive values-led leadership experience in the non-profit and public healthcare sectors, with a commitment to social justice and collaborative, trauma-informed approaches. I bring lived experience to my role, and want to be a part of positive, systemic change for survivors. I hold an MSc in Violence, Conflict & Development, with a particular focus on gender-based violence, migration and LGBTQ+ rights. I have lived and worked across 3 continents and have studied both Spanish and Portuguese to an advanced level. My postgraduate dissertation looked through an intersectional lens at systemic sexual violence in the U.S/Mexico borderlands.
Credits and clients include: - Interpreter for Australian TV channel Optus Sport - Editor of ebook "Enab Baladi: Citizen Chronicles of the Syrian Uprising" - Post-editing for the la Junta de Andalucía website - Numerous clients for translations from Portuguese and Spanish into English
• Establishing three staff networks for BME, LGBTQ+ and disabled employees • Reviewing Trust policies from an Equality and Diversity standpoint • Providing specialist support to staff around the Trust in relation to employees and patients
I spent over 7 weeks walking the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied-de-Port in France to Porto in Portgual. In total, I walked over 1,100km carrying all I needed on my back. This is a very well-known pilgrimage, and it has given me incomparable life experiences.